How to open or conect to a dbf file?

[everterra]

I can conect to a dbf file with OpenOffice Base but not with Access 2013.

How to do it?

Using "ODBC data source" in windows don´t work too.

[ranman256]

Connect with what?
access?
excel?
notepad?

[everterra]

With MS Access 2013.

I want access the atrribute table of QGIS project map.

http://www.qgistutorials.com/en/docs...ttributes.html

[orange]

There is an option in 2010 external data (more) bottom of list. I don't have 2013 so can not comment.

Is this a 1 time thing to load data?

[everterra]

1 . Yes, there is an option but only for xml definition files.



2 . And no, is not for 1 time thing. It is to stay connected an editing data.


I think the file is a dBase original extention (this one, originated from QGIS app),.

I found this here:

eature

Description

Replacement

Additional Information

dBASE support removed from Access

dBASE support is removed – you can no longer connect to an external dBASE database.

But the Windows 10 "ODBC data souce" option have dBase drivers...

[CJ_London]

as you have discovered, dbase is not supported in 2013 going forward

found this link -

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...ea0c144?auth=1

sounds like you can spend some money on a xml converter

[everterra]

as you have discovered, dbase is not supported in 2013 going forward

found this link -

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/o...ea0c144?auth=1

sounds like you can spend some money on a xml converter

Thanks.

I voted too in the thread "Bring back the support for connecting to dBASE."

How to close this ciscussion?

[CJ_London]

at the top on the green bar to the right you will see 'thread tools' - click on this and select from list

[orange]

There is a free tool here. I haven't tested/tried it, but the literature indicates it will convert dbf to xml.
Since it is free, you can try it.